New EA charger in Saugerties NY presently operating in complimentary mode for grand opening. Yes, it’s next to a Starbucks. Big upgrade for this area, goodbye Kingston.
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Holy shit! next to a starbucks!
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So with the new administration suspending money for EV charging infrastructure, does that mean a lot of the EA projects slated for 2025 and 2026 are going to be delayed?
I would assume that is true if EA was doing it with federal assistance.
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-01-24/trump-impact-on-california-ev-sales
“With the stroke of a pen, the President froze funding allocated for charging infrastructure and abandoned Biden’s ambitious goal that EVs make up half of new cars sold in the U.S. by 2030.”
Well guess NYS EVolve will not be getting any extra federal monies, just whatever the state can give.
Our family already well exceeding that goal LOL.
I have one EV and 2 plug in hybrids.
My sister household has 3 full EVs and one ICE.
Do you have similar situation in your household?
Curious 
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and the audacity of some conservative to claim there’s no demand for EV. It’s easy to claim that when you sabotage it.
We have EQB & ice Sienna now.
I’m planning to pick up a Mini SE when I can get the color & trim I want for around $15-16k. (There are some in that price range, but not the color I want). I’ll probably get a used BMW i4 when my son comes back home.
Charged tonight and all 10 chargers were available 11pm Camarillo Outlets.
I was 1 second within my 30 minutes to unplug, 
only got 135 kW max as I plugged in right after work in the same parking lot-hence the lower speed. Ioniq 5 RWD
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That’s some precision! I, on the other hand, had a pleasure of observing two dingbats hogging two 350 chargers on Topanga with about 10 cars in line:
- Kia Niro at 83% pulling 1 KW (not a typo!), owner went ballistic when charging speed was brought up,
- Chevy Bolt owner that wouldn’t give up the juice until it hit 100%.
30 miles and worlds away from Camarillo.
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Yep-so far haven’t had an issue at the times I charge-usually after 8pm in Camarillo, and always free chargers available , same when I go to Ojai around 4-5pm no issues at all.
Thinking of heading to Vegas on Sunday and taking the Ioniq 5 if I decide to go…
Next time just drive to Camarillo haha 
what’s 30 miles out of your way…or Agoura Hills off of Kanan has another one there…
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I happened to be in Agoura the other night and got lucky with no wait at all. Oddly enough, the charging stopped at 85%. Wish they enforced that on Topanga.
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BTW, there’s another one in TO, never been there but see it as available quite a bit as well.
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Yes, right behind Gelson’s only 4 stalls-if you go 5-9pm it’s probably full but other times it’s empty, they are also building another one at the VCCU on TO Blvd and Moorpark Rd right off the 101 freeway-almost finished, so hopefully shortly will be in-op. Still not showing on the App
Shows as EV Charging station in the app-when you zoom in
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Does anyone know how to link your car with the EA ap? Just picked up a new EQS SUV and it would be nice to see the stats (charging history) through the EA ap. I never set it up on my previous EQS as well as I could not figure it out! Thanks!
Eventually. Meanwhile
Excellent work Potato.
You saw the future two months ago that most others saw 5 years ago.
Have you ever considered just hitting the stop charging button? Like I’ve been thinking of getting a tow hitch and physically moving these cars out of the way honestly. It’s only gotten worse too… there’s just zero consideration. A normal response to seeing even two cars waiting is to stop charging at around 80-85%. At the very least, knowing the max charging speed of your car and taking the lower speed charger.
I’ll say even one more thing. It’s always the usual suspects that are clueless and inconsiderate. When I’m charging in a decent area, everyone is polite and follows the queue. When I’m charging in delaware, i always see these people going to 100% and when you confront them, theyre the ones that get mad…
I did one time walk up to the screen and point to the charging speed while yelling “11 f***king kilowatts at 90 minutes!”. It was that moment (and knocking on a window) that made me realize I need to get it together at the chargers. Actually, I stopped going if there’s any sort of wait. I’d rather go at 1am than deal with that. I don’t have the patience and I can’t remain calm when people are overtly rude, and oblivious.
Also, who are the “usual suspects”? I hope you’re referring to Uber drivers in Niros.
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I think you need to call the dealer and they need to sign You up.
You need also Chargepoint app for it not EA.
BTW. What did you get finally? I have seen you chasing for replacement.
Congrats!!!